Correcting Breast Asymmetry by Implant on Thin Woman?

asked 2 years ago by 2009sam in NSW
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: breasts, female, asymmetry, saline implants, capsular contracture, muscle, texture, thin

I do not want Breast implants for any other reason than to correct my breast asymmetry. I am concerned that there is a high chance the asymmetry won't be corrected.

Also, I am concerned about implant detection as I am very thin (BMI18kg/m2) and I have Pectus Excavatum. I am considering saline textured implants placed under the muscle (to reduce capsular contracture) and through the armpit.

Is there a high chance my asymmetry would be corrected?

6 answers to Correcting Breast Asymmetry by Implant on Thin Woman?

Breast asymmetry

Without an exam it is very difficult to say how complex the repair would be to try to match the two breasts more accurately.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Asymmetry and correction with pectus

SEE VIDEO BELOW FOR BREAST ASYMMETRY WITH PECTUS: It is likely that your breast asymmetry would be improved but not necessarily corrected. It is important to realize that diminished asymmetry is a more realisttic goal as opposed to achieving perfect symmetry. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants for breast asymmetry and Pectus Excavatum

Dear 2009sam, Very good question but it has a few issues that need to be addressed. Breast asymmetry is THE NORM - not an exception. While we try to correct breast asymmetry as much as possible (using different fill in saline breast implants), we rarely succeed in getting perfectly symmetrical breasts. I suspect that the odds of perfect symmetry would be lower in your case where the chest wall is deformed. To get a chance at symmetry, you may need placement of a computer generated... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants to correct asymmetry

First, please realize that nobody is completely symmetrical. Secondly, with a pectus excavatum, you have a bony chest wall abnormality that is often asymmetrical. This would put your implants on uneven ground and would make true symmetry impossible. Also, capsular contractures should be the least of your concerns as they are rare and using a textured saline implant in a thin patient will be so wrinkly and ripply that you won't like the result even if the symmetry is adequate. What you... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Asymmetric Breasts

There are only two ways to correct asymmetry. One is to make the larger breast smaller and the other, is to make the smaller one larger. Usually, however, something is done to each breast in order to make them as symmetric as possible. With careful measurement and meticulous technique, we can usually obtain significantly improved symmetry. With Pectus, the breast tissue may not be the problem, however. Frequently the problem is that one side of the chest is more prominent than the other due... more

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

Symmetry and implant coverage in thin women

You raise a number of questions so let's take them one at a time. First, no one can promise perfect symmetry but if there is a big size difference and you don't want the larger one reduced then implants are the way to go. Secondly, the type of implant makes a difference in how natural they feel and look especially in thin women; most are going to be happier with silicone rather than saline. Third, if coverage is an issue, there are some options such as Strattice or Alloderm grafts that can... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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